Chapter 370: Larry Bird Returns to His Hometown

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"North Shore Gardens, I'm back." On May 10, 2002, the NBA playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals, the third game of the Pacers vs. the Celtics, will kick off today.

Although the two teams have met several times in the regular season, although Larry Bird hated the old stubbornness of the Celtics, and claimed that they would never return to the North Shore Gardens unless they came back as an opponent, but when Larry Bird really returned to this place where he had fought for more than ten years as an enemy, he still couldn't suppress his feelings, and couldn't help but recall the eventful years of the past, his youth, and his glory, almost all of which were spent here.

"Arnold and Bill will definitely be there to watch this game today!" Glancing at the box in the middle of the grandstand on the side of the North Shore Garden, Larry Bird's mind returned to a few years ago, after Larry Bird's group of players retired, the Celtics fell into the boundless abyss, in order to revive the team, after careful consideration, Larry Bird decided to take the initiative to ask for help, wanting to be the team's head coach or general manager, to contribute to the team, but under a clear and secret fight, Larry Bird finally left in embarrassment, and had to return to his hometown Indiana, Therefore, in Larry Bird's heart, that incident has always been an unspeakable pain for himself, and even now it cannot be healed.

This season's Celtics finally ended an embarrassing record of not making the playoffs for 7 years. O'Brien led the way to the second round of the playoffs by eliminating the 76ers in five games, but unfortunately they met their own Pacers, and in the first two games, the Celtics lost without a temper at all. It stands to reason that his team defeated the Celtics, and as Larry Bird, who was once forced out by the Celtics management, he should be happy at this moment, even the thrill of revenge, but Larry Bird can't be happy now.

"Bill, do you think we can win this game?" At the North Shore Garden Arena, in the box where Larry Bird had just looked up, the cardinal was on crutches in one hand and a cigar in the other, sniffing from time to time under his nose.

"Teacher, this game is our home stadium, and we still have a good chance." Old man Bill Russell said cautiously on the side, as for Chris, the general manager next to them? Wallace, Kyle, after hearing the cardinal's questioning, didn't even dare to speak out.

In Rick? In the past few years of Pitino's coaching, the Celtics have slipped deeper and deeper into the bottomless abyss, and after inviting Larry Bird several times to no avail, the cardinals, who couldn't bear the situation on the team, chose to come back, and the cardinals after the comeback first fired Rick? Pitino, who was the president of the team himself, then appointed Jim? O'Brien served as the head coach of the team, and in just one season, the Celtics underwent earth-shaking changes, and finally returned to the playoffs with the fourth record in the East, and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, so they were jubilant, and the Celtics, who were ready to do it again, were beaten by the Pacers led by Larry Bird, and in the two away games with the Pacers, the Celtics were comprehensively suppressed by the Pacers at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and there was no suspense in the game result, the Celtics lost by 17 points in the first game, lost by 19 points in the second game, and the twin stars that the Celtics are proud of were completely blown up by Meng Xu.

"Hopefully." The cardinal put down his cigar, put both hands on the crutches, stared at Larry Bird, who was standing on the sidelines, and Meng Xu, who was warming up, and said softly in his heart: "Larry, why are you so stubborn?" ”

After Larry Bird ran away from the Celtics, the cardinal, who learned the inside story from Russell, wanted to invite Larry Bird back as soon as possible, but was rejected by Larry Bird, after Larry Bird stepped down from the Pacers, the cardinal even dragged his sick body and personally invited Larry Bird to return to the Celtics, and was willing to give Larry Bird the four positions of Celtics' chairman, president, general manager and head coach, all of which were promised to Larry Bird, but was still rejected by Larry Bird, At the same time, Larry Bird reiterated to the Cardinal that as long as Coussi and the others were still in the Celts, he would never go back. Left and right are his beloved disciples, and the red-clothed protagonist standing in the middle had to leave Indiana gloomily, and after returning to Boston, the cardinal chose to make a comeback in person, and he personally took the Celts out of the quagmire.

Seeing his teacher staring at the court in a daze, Russell opened his mouth, but finally didn't say a word, as a close disciple who has followed the cardinal for nearly 50 years, Russell can guess any idea of his teacher, before the start of this round of the series, the cardinal repeatedly complained to himself that the Celtics missed another king player, and at the same time, the cardinal, who knew that his time was short, also sighed again, I don't know if I can see the moment when the Celtics return to the top.

"I really didn't expect this little guy to grow up to this point!" Looking at Meng Xu, who had taken off his training uniform and revealed the black and yellow No. 5 jersey, Russell at this time was full of remorse and unwillingness in his heart. Since the Cardinal watched a game between the Spurs and the Celtics at home, he ordered the team to get him no matter what the price was, but the Celtics management, including himself, did not pay much attention to the Cardinal's instructions, especially when the Cardinals instructed to exchange Walker or Pierce for Meng Xu, they were immediately boycotted by the team management. Pitino even bluntly said that the cardinal is old and confused.

Although under the pressure of the cardinal, the trade request was still issued, but it was rejected by the Spurs due to the additional conditions added by Pitino, and after Meng Xu played a superstar performance in the second season, the Celtics have completely lost any possibility of getting Meng Xu, so Russell can only sigh that his teacher's vision is unique at the same time, he and the Celtics' management were not firm enough. Larry Bird and Meng Xu, the Celts have created a formidable enemy for themselves, and if nothing else, this enemy will continue to suppress the Celts for years to come, if not ten.

"Larry, are you alright?" Meng Xu, who was about to play, saw that Larry Bird was a little strange, so he walked up to him and asked. In this year's regular season, the Pacers' away game against the Spurs, when Meng Xu, as the enemy, walked out of the player's tunnel, listening to the cheers that rang out of the court, looking at the fans who chanted their names in unison, Meng Xu's tears fell directly.

"Thank you, Meng, I'm fine." Larry Bird, who came back to his senses, patted Meng Xu on the shoulder, and then said with a smile: "Don't give me face, abuse them fiercely, just like in the previous two games." ”

"Don't worry, Larry, I'll teach them a good lesson." Meng Xu smiled at Larry Bird, then turned around and walked into the court.

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